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Recruitment Associate jobs with green card sponsorship involve EB-2 or EB-3 classification, PERM labor certification filed with the Department of Labor, and a prevailing wage determination tied to your work location. Employers must complete a formal recruitment test before filing, making early sponsorship conversations and credential documentation essential for foreign professionals pursuing permanent residency in this role.
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Requisition ID
28333
Country
United States of America
Location type
Remote
About Us
Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:
- Organizational Strategy
- Assessment and Succession
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership and Professional Development
- Total Rewards
The Role
Korn Ferry is searching for an Associate Recruiter.
The Associate Recruiter is responsible for ensuring a strong potential candidate pipeline strategy for all Korn Ferry RPO/Project clients through indirect and direct candidate sourcing, sourcing channel optimization and proactive development of talent pools. To achieve personal targets and contribute to the overall success and positive image of Futurestep through candidate and client interaction, demonstrating the highest level of ethical behavior and personal integrity with a positive and proactive communication style with peers and colleagues building effective relationships within and across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Works closely with Business Partners to align sourcing activities to workforce plans and understands recruitment needs
- Identifies the channels and strategy to source candidates matching client requirements
- Defines, designs and helps implement the sourcing strategy for building talent pools of specific candidate profiles
- Ensures the development and optimization of broad range sourcing channels that will improve the quantity and quality of the client talent pools
- Measures and monitors the effectiveness of the strategic sourcing framework against predefined outcomes
- Assists clients to clearly define and develop a compelling employee value proposition and incorporate this into the sourcing strategy framework
- Sources, secures and leverages relevant media and communication channels
- Ensures effective candidate relationship management strategies are developed and utilized by the sourcing team to build strong relationships with the passive candidate community
- Defines and leads the framework for client sourcing strategies: gathering competitive intelligence, developing targeted sourcing environments, conducting research into competing companies and creates talent maps
- Partners with the recruiters and team members to generate ideas and share information to facilitate effective searches
- Provides responsive and proactive customer service via telephone, e-mail
- Provides support, advice and coaching to team members
Required Skills:
- 1+ years of full cycle recruitment or sourcing experience
- 1+ years of experience developing and executing sourcing methodologies to include: market mapping, recruitment strategies and Boolean searches
- 1+ years of Applicant Tracking System experience
- 1+ years of client facing experience interacting with Hiring Managers throughout the recruitment process
- 1+ years of experience conducting competency/behavioral based interviews
- High School Diploma
Korn Ferry may use AI as part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.
Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry
If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.
Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Reference Job Id: 28333
Background Check Disclaimer
The successful candidate will need to complete background checks as part of our recruitment process, this may include criminal, education credentials, employment history, and other background information relevant to your employment qualifications.
Associate Recruiter
Requisition ID
28333
Country
United States of America
Location type
Remote
About Us
Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:
- Organizational Strategy
- Assessment and Succession
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership and Professional Development
- Total Rewards
The Role
Korn Ferry is searching for an Associate Recruiter.
The Associate Recruiter is responsible for ensuring a strong potential candidate pipeline strategy for all Korn Ferry RPO/Project clients through indirect and direct candidate sourcing, sourcing channel optimization and proactive development of talent pools. To achieve personal targets and contribute to the overall success and positive image of Futurestep through candidate and client interaction, demonstrating the highest level of ethical behavior and personal integrity with a positive and proactive communication style with peers and colleagues building effective relationships within and across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Works closely with Business Partners to align sourcing activities to workforce plans and understands recruitment needs
- Identifies the channels and strategy to source candidates matching client requirements
- Defines, designs and helps implement the sourcing strategy for building talent pools of specific candidate profiles
- Ensures the development and optimization of broad range sourcing channels that will improve the quantity and quality of the client talent pools
- Measures and monitors the effectiveness of the strategic sourcing framework against predefined outcomes
- Assists clients to clearly define and develop a compelling employee value proposition and incorporate this into the sourcing strategy framework
- Sources, secures and leverages relevant media and communication channels
- Ensures effective candidate relationship management strategies are developed and utilized by the sourcing team to build strong relationships with the passive candidate community
- Defines and leads the framework for client sourcing strategies: gathering competitive intelligence, developing targeted sourcing environments, conducting research into competing companies and creates talent maps
- Partners with the recruiters and team members to generate ideas and share information to facilitate effective searches
- Provides responsive and proactive customer service via telephone, e-mail
- Provides support, advice and coaching to team members
Required Skills:
- 1+ years of full cycle recruitment or sourcing experience
- 1+ years of experience developing and executing sourcing methodologies to include: market mapping, recruitment strategies and Boolean searches
- 1+ years of Applicant Tracking System experience
- 1+ years of client facing experience interacting with Hiring Managers throughout the recruitment process
- 1+ years of experience conducting competency/behavioral based interviews
- High School Diploma
Korn Ferry may use AI as part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.
Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry
If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.
Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
LI-DNI
Pay Transparency for Remote Workers
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia or Washington, please click here for remote opportunities with Korn Ferry in your state/province.
Reference Job Id: 28333
Background Check Disclaimer
The successful candidate will need to complete background checks as part of our recruitment process, this may include criminal, education credentials, employment history, and other background information relevant to your employment qualifications.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Recruitment Associate
Document your recruitment credentials early
Gather your degree transcripts, professional certifications, and any specialized HR or talent-acquisition training before approaching employers. EB-3 requires at least two years of experience, so compile dated employment records that map directly to Recruitment Associate duties.
Use O*NET to frame your qualifications
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for Recruitment Associate roles and align your resume language to the listed tasks and knowledge areas. PERM filings require your background to match the posted job description precisely, and misalignment is a common audit trigger.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate
Target employers with a documented history of employment-based green card sponsorship in HR and recruiting functions. Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified green card filing activity, searchable by role and location, so you can focus your applications where sponsorship is already established practice.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating offers
Run your target city and job title through the OFLC Wage Search before accepting or negotiating an offer. Your employer's PERM filing must certify wages at or above the DOL prevailing wage level, and accepting below that threshold can stall or invalidate the entire filing.
Understand the PERM recruitment test timeline
Employers must complete DOL-mandated recruitment steps, including job postings and mandatory waiting periods, before filing PERM. This process typically takes several months before the I-140 can even be submitted, so plan your start date and status bridge accordingly.
Clarify priority date portability before changing jobs
Once your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability lets you move to a same or similar occupation without restarting the green card process. Confirm with your sponsoring employer that your original I-140 was approved before relying on this protection.
Green Card Recruitment Associate: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Recruitment Associate role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Yes. EB-3 is the more common path, covering professionals with a bachelor's degree or skilled workers with at least two years of relevant experience in recruiting or HR. EB-2 applies if the role requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive, specialized experience in talent acquisition or workforce planning.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Recruitment Associate?
Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residency, not a temporary status. It requires PERM labor certification filed with the Department of Labor, including a prevailing wage determination and a formal recruitment test to verify no qualified U.S. workers are available. H-1B visa involves an LCA and a lottery; employment-based green cards have no lottery but do carry per-country numerical limits that can create priority-date backlogs for nationals of high-demand countries.
How do I find employers willing to sponsor a Recruitment Associate for a green card?
Many employers in staffing, corporate HR, and large enterprise companies regularly file employment-based green card petitions for recruiting roles. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and city, so you can identify active sponsors in your target market rather than cold-applying and hoping the topic comes up.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers mid-process?
If your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days and your original I-140 was approved, AC21 job portability lets you move to a same or similar occupation, which a Recruitment Associate role at a new company typically satisfies. Your priority date can also carry over to a new employer's I-140 petition once the original I-140 was approved, so you don't necessarily restart the queue.
What does the PERM recruitment test mean for Recruitment Associate candidates?
PERM requires your sponsoring employer to conduct a formal recruitment drive, including job postings in DOL-specified channels, and certify to the Department of Labor that no minimally qualified U.S. workers applied. For Recruitment Associate roles, the job description must accurately reflect your actual duties and the education or experience requirements must match your credentials to avoid an audit or denial.